Lytle: How important is the Connie Mack-Bill Nelson U.S. Senate race nationally?

Ryan: It's a big deal because Republicans need to win the Senate as well.

Here's the problem as I see it. We have a debt crisis coming, just like what Europe is experiencing. That means Congress has to pass budgets to prevent that from happening. We passed our budget is in the House. The Senate hasn't passed a budget for three years.

We have a law — the 1974 Budget Act — that requires Congress pass a budget every year. The Senate hasn't passed a budget since 2009.

So our government is operating without a budget since 2009. You need to have people in the Senate that are willing to make tough decisions, lead and do something. That's why we need a Senate seat in Wisconsin and in Florida to help us get this turned around.